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[ pinned ] so what's the problem, what's keeping me from moving forward it's hard to see i should be free now, i should be fine but the life i fought for still isn't mine || #TBHXRP || #ToBeHeroXRP || #MVRP ||

I mean it, Lu Jiang. No matter what happens, you'll always be my little brother.

If that's what you've decided, then I'll accept it. But I want you to know that I do sincerely and truly love you, Dídi. Not just because of who you were and who you're becoming again, but because I got to learn and love a side of you I never would've known until now.

... Okay. [His grip tightened slightly as he spoke, pulling the younger even closer as he felt a slight sting behind his eyes. Even if it wasn't exactly a goodbye, not when it would still be his brother beside him, it certainly felt like one.]

last few months.] Dídi, you know you can tell me if you're still scared, right?

It was a small, selfish act to reassure himself that his brother was still here. And although it was true that Zhang San missed the Lu Jiang he'd known prior to the other's age reversal, he still cared just as deeply for this younger version that he'd gotten to know over these-

I see. [The older remained silent for a few moments, only to let out yet another sigh before moving to sit next to his brother and pulling the younger into a side hug while resting his head against Lu Jiang's.

[Now Zhang San was the one rubbing his temples, trying to process everything he'd just learned.] So essentially, his powers are just... slowly aging you until either you're in your mid twenties again or he finishes whatever work he has left to do and then runs off to wherever.

Perhaps it wouldn't have been noticeable at first glance, but after living so long with the teen, even the tiniest shift felt glaringly obvious.] Wait a minute... did you get taller somehow?